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Passive upgrades in DMZ
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Wallet Upgrades
Your wallet determines how much cash you can carry into a match. Here's how to expand it.
Black Mous Wallet Upgrades
Tier 2 - Unlock the Wallet
Extract $100,000 in cash
Reward: Unlocks the wallet
Tier 2 - First Expansion
Extract:
10 bottles of liquor
6 wine bottles
2 aged or vintage wine bottles
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by $150,000 (total 250K)
Tier 4 - Second Expansion
Extract:
2 Encrypted hard drives
8 hard drives
4 thumb drives
4 laptops
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by an additional $150,000 (total 400K)
Tier 6 - Third Expansion
Extract: 2 GPUs
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by an additional $100,000 (total 500K)
White Lotus Wallet Upgrades
Tier 8 - Fourth Expansion
Extract:
6 vintage wine bottles
16 bottles of Japanese liquor
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by an additional $100,000 (total 600K)
Tier 10 - Fifth Expansion
Extract:
6 Gold skulls
10 Gold Bars
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by an additional $100,000 (total 700K)
Mission and Key Stash Expansion
These upgrades increase how many mission items and keys you can store.
Black Mous Stash Upgrades
Tier 4 - First Expansion
Extract:
10 nuclear fuel rods
2 radiation blocker bottles
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 5 slots each (total 25)
Tier 4 - Second Expansion
Extract:
9 cigar boxes
5 comic books
3 bottles of aspirin
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 5 slots each (total 30)
Tier 6 - Third Expansion
Extract:
5 Large medical bags
10 AFAKs
15 IFAKs
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 4 slots each (total 34)
Tier 8 - Fourth Expansion
Extract:
5 Screwdrivers
5 Wrenches
3 Dog tags
RGL-80
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 3 slots each (total 37)
Tier 10 - Fifth Expansion
Extract:
40 Documents
16 Sensitive documents
8 Classified documents
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 3 slots each (total 40)
Crown Wallet Upgrades
Note: To access Crown faction and its upgrades, you need to purchase Modern Warfare II.
Tier 4 - First Expansion
Extract:
5 batteries
2 Electric drills
3 bottles of gun oil
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by $100,000
Tier 5 - Second Expansion
Extract:
8 electric tapes
3 car batteries
6 jumper cables
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by $50,000 (total +150K)
Tier 6 - Third Expansion
Extract:
5 AQ Laptops
10 screwdrivers
$500,000 in cash
4 Encrypted hard drives
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by $50,000 (total +200K)
Tier 8 - Fourth Expansion
Extract:
4 GPUs
10 Game consoles
10 VCR
8 Encrypted hard drives
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by $50,000 (total +250K)
Tier 10 - Fifth Expansion
Extract:
40 Electronic components
30 Lighters
10 Ashika old films canisters
Reward: Expands wallet capacity by $50,000 (total +300K)
Crown Stash Expansions
Tier 4 - First Expansion
Extract:
8 Bandages
4 IFAK
1 bottle of radiation blocker
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 3 slots each
Tier 5 - Second Expansion
Extract:
6 Vases
3 Japanese liquor bottles
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 3 slots each (total +6)
Tier 6 - Third Expansion
Extract:
8 purified water bottles
7 Emergency rations
3 Gas cans
8 Canned foods
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 2 slots each (total +8)
Tier 8 - Fourth Expansion
Extract:
8 Aspirins
3 Large medical bags
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 1 slot each (total +9)
Tier 10 - Fifth Expansion
Extract:
14 nuclear fuel rods
7 Gun oils
2 Liquid Nitrogen
10 Blow torches
Reward: Expands mission item and key stashes by 1 slot each (total +10)
Weapons Locker - Insured Slots
Unlocking Insured Slots
Black Mous Tier 4 - Second Insured Slot
Extract:
3 IFAK
AFAK or Large medical bag
Enemy operator's weapon
Reward: Unlocks second insured slot
Black Mous Tier 4 - Third Insured Slot
Extract:
5 GPUs
10 Gold bars
8 Gold skulls
10 enemy operator's weapons
Reward: Unlocks third insured slot
Reducing Insured Slot Cooldowns
Phalanx - First Slot Cooldown Reduction
Tier 3 - 25% Reduction
Extract:
4 bottles of gun oil
3 Classified documents
$400,000 in cash
Reward: First slot cooldown reduced by 25%
Tier 9 - 50% Reduction Total
Extract:
12 tubes of toothpaste
15 bottles of fresh water
7 lightbulbs
5 enemy operator weapons
Reward: First slot cooldown reduced by 50% total
Phalanx - Second Slot Cooldown Reduction
Tier 5 - 25% Reduction
Extract:
8 Imported tea
8 Soothing hand cream
4 Aged or Vintage wine
Reward: Second slot cooldown reduced by 25%
Tier 12 - 50% Reduction Total
Extract:
4 Chlorine [C]
4 Formaldehyde [F]
4 Hydrochloride [H]
4 Cephalexin
4 Acetone
4 Hydrogen peroxide
Reward: Second slot cooldown reduced by 50% total
Phalanx - Third Slot Cooldown Reduction
Tier 7 - 25% Reduction
Extract:
35 Cigar boxes
20 Lighters
Reward: Third slot cooldown reduced by 25%
Tier 15 - 50% Reduction Total
Extract:
10 dog tags
3 silver dog tags
2 gold dog tags
1 damascus dog tag
3 weapon cases
Reward: Third slot cooldown reduced by 50% total
Contraband Stash Expansion
Black Mous Contraband Upgrades
Tier 5 - First Expansion
Extract:
4 thumb drives
5 hard drives
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 5 slots
Tier 7 - Second Expansion
Extract:
4 dog tags
4 pieces of Black Mous intel from Rohan Oil
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 5 slots
Tier 9 - Third Expansion
Extract:
6 Ashika island masks
1 original Ashika island mask
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 4 slots
Tier 12 - Fourth Expansion
Extract:
15 Armor plates
5 Armor plate boxes
3 Three-plate Vests
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 3 slots
Tier 15 - Fifth Expansion
Extract:
15 UAV or AUAV
12 Anti-armor rounds boxes
20 Encrypted hard drives
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 3 slots
Crown Contraband Stash Expansions
Note: To access Crown faction, purchase Modern Warfare II.
Tier 5 - First Expansion
Extract:
9 Stims
6 Bandages
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 3 slots
Tier 7 - Second Expansion
Extract:
15 Lighters, Comic books, cigar boxes or Documents
5 Gas cans
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 3 slots
Tier 9 - Third Expansion
Extract:
16 Blow torches
12 Jumper cables
8 Car batteries
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 3 slots
Tier 12 - Fourth Expansion
Extract:
3,500 pistol/SMG ammo
6,500 AR/LMG ammo
1,200 shotgun ammo
120 launcher ammo
800 sniper ammo
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 3 slots
Tier 15 - Fifth Expansion
Extract:
30 Gas masks
10 Durable gas masks
15 bottles of radiation blockers
Reward: Expands contraband stash by 3 slots
Bounty Board
To start using the Bounty Board, you need to reach reputation Level 2 with White Lotus.
Vests
Target Location Reward
Kill the Wheelson Vondel Communications Plate Carrier
Kill the Armored Commander Al Mazrah Tempered Plate Carrier
Kill the Pyro Al Mazrah, Vondel Medic Plate Carrier
Kill the Sniper Koschei Complex Stealth Plate Carrier
Backpacks
Target Location Reward
Kill the Scavenger Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, Vondel Scavenger Backpack (unlock)
Kill the Scavenger 9 more times Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, Vondel Secure Backpack
Personal Exfil
Target Location Reward
Kill the Helo Commander Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, Vondel Unlock Personal exfil
Unlock Items
Target Location Reward
Kill the Chemist Al Mazrah Revive Pistol
Kill the Velikan Building 21 Skeleton key (unlock)
Kill Velikan 9 more times Building 21 RGL-80 launcher
Discounts - Killstreaks
Target Requirement Location Reward
Kill the Bomb Maker 1 kill Ashika Island 10% reduced cost
Kill the Bomb Maker 4 more kills (total 5) Ashika Island 20% reduced cost
Kill the Bomb Maker 6 more kills (total 10) Ashika Island 25% reduced cost
Discounts - Personal Exfil
Target Requirement Location Reward
Kill the Helo Commander 4 more kills (total 5) Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, Vondel 10% reduced cost
Kill the Helo Commander 5 more kills (total 10) Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, Vondel 20% reduced cost
Kill the Helo Commander 10 more kills (total 20) Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, Vondel 25% reduced cost
Discounts - Armor Plates
Target Requirement Location Reward
Kill the Pyro 4 more kills (total 5) Al Mazrah, Vondel Plates $50 cheaper ($200)
Kill the Pyro 5 more kills (total 10) Al Mazrah, Vondel Plates $100 cheaper ($150)
Kill the Pyro 10 more kills (total 20) Al Mazrah, Vondel Plates $150 cheaper ($100)
Discounts - Workbench Attachments
Target Requirement Location Reward
Kill the Sniper or Rhino 4 more kills (total 5) Koschei Complex 10% discount
Kill the Sniper or Rhino 10 more kills (total 15) Koschei Complex 20% discount
Kill the Sniper or Rhino 20 more kills (total 35) Koschei Complex 25% discount
Equipment - Increased Starting Armor
Requirement 1
Dead drop:
8 stronghold keycards
1 skeleton key
Reward: Start deployments with 3 armor plates
Requirement 2 (after previous)
Level 5 Shadow Company
Dead drop:
10 killstreaks
5 NVGs
Reward: Start deployments with 4 armor plates
Requirement 3 (after previous)
Extract:
5 heart lockets
5 vials of insulin
5 small dolls
5 lucky cat statues
5 dog bank statues
Reward: Start deployments with 5 armor plates
Unlocking Items
Rebreather
Shadow Company Tier 3
Extract:
12 rebreathers
15 rolls of electrical tape
8 light bulbs
8 bottles of gun oil
5 blow torches
1 GPU
Reward: Unlock rebreather as selectable field upgrade
Armor Box
Shadow Company Tier 7 (after unlocking rebreather)
Extract:
8 armor boxes
4 drills
5 screwdrivers
8 batteries
16 electronic components
5 plastic explosive bricks
Reward: Unlock armor box as selectable field upgrade
Self Revive
Requirement: Buy Modern Warfare II
Tier 8 Crown: Dead drop 40 self revives
Reward: Starting solo self revive
Communications Station
To unlock daily urgent missions for each faction, you need to complete specific challenges.
Faction Requirement Reward
Black Mous Extract with a full backpack with each slot filled Black Mous Daily Urgent Missions
Black Mous Dead drop 10 keys (even stronghold keycards) Black Mous Daily Urgent Missions
Shadow Company Shadow Company Daily Urgent Missions Shadow Company Daily Urgent Missions
Black Mous (Tier 3) Complete «Laswell's Letter» mission White Lotus Daily Urgent Missions
Black Mous (Tier 3) Extract 2 Al Qatala planning diagrams or images White Lotus Daily Urgent Missions
Black Mous (Tier 6) Complete «Icebreaker» mission Phalanx Daily Urgent Missions
Black Mous (Tier 6) Extract 3 bottles of: hydrogen peroxide, cephalexin, acetone Phalanx Daily Urgent Missions
Crown (Tier 2) Extract 3 classified documents Crown Daily Urgent Missions
Weekly Urgent Missions
Prerequisite Objective Reward
Unlock Black Mous daily missions Extract 12 Scavenger calling cards Unlock Black Mous weekly missions
Unlock White Lotus daily missions Extract 10 jugs of Liquid Nitrogen [N] Unlock White Lotus weekly missions
Unlock Phalanx daily missions Extract 5 Origami horses Unlock Phalanx weekly missions
Unlock Shadow Company daily missions Level 10 Shadow Company + Extract 10 encrypted hard drives from Building 21 Unlock Shadow Company weekly missions
Unlock Crown daily missions Level 10 Crown + Extract 10 cans of Heavy Chopper fuel Unlock Crown weekly missions
Upgrading Contracts
Contract Payment Increase
First Upgrade
Complete 100 Contracts
Reward: Increase contract payment by 10%
Second Upgrade (after previous)
Level 6 Shadow Company
Complete 200 more Contracts (total 300)
Reward: Increase contract payment by additional 10% (20% total)
Third Upgrade (after previous)
Level 12 Shadow Company
Complete 300 more Contracts (total 600)
Reward: Increase contract payment by additional 5% (25% total)
Contract Upgrades
Objective Reward
Extract: 15 laptops, 3 encrypted hard drives, 6 encrypted thumb drives Secure Intel contracts mark 2 Commanders
Extract: 6 bricks of plastic explosives, 20 electrical components, 5 VCRs Destroy Supplies contracts reveal 1 more safe
Dead drop: 3 RGL-80, 20 weapons, 10 enemy weapons Weapon Stashes contain more items
Extract: 8 sensitive or classified documents -
Dead drop: 1 million in cash Safes contain more items
Dead drop: 10 armor plate carriers, 6 3-plate carriers, 6 self revives Secure Supplies contracts mark caches with more items
Other Elements
UAV Tower Active Time
First Upgrade
Extract with full backpack with each slot filled
Black Mous Daily Urgent Missions
Extract:
4 drills
5 screwdrivers
3 wrenches
4 hard drives
3 rolls of electrical tape
3 batteries
Reward: UAV tower active time increased by 30 seconds
Second Upgrade (after previous)
Level 10 Shadow Company
Extract:
4 bottles of vintage wine
5 jars of soothing hand cream
3 cigar boxes
10 lighters
Reward: UAV tower active time increased by additional 30 seconds
Third Upgrade (after previous)
Level 15 Shadow Company
Extract:
5 jugs of formaldehyde [F]
10 bottles of cephalexin
12 large medical bags
9 encrypted hard drives from Vondel
Reward: UAV tower active time increased by additional 30 seconds
SAM Site Active Time
First Upgrade
Extract:
8 aged or vintage wine bottles
15 bottles of fresh water
10 bottles of Ashika liquor
Reward: SAM site active time increased by 30 seconds
Second Upgrade (after previous)
Level 10 Shadow Company
Extract:
8 laptops from Ashika Island
5 game consoles
6 VCRs
1 GPU
Reward: SAM site active time increased by additional 30 seconds
Third Upgrade (after previous)
Level 15 Shadow Company
Extract:
7 bottles of acetone
33 bottles of radiation blockers
12 bottles of gun oil
16 tubes of toothpaste
Reward: SAM site active time increased by additional 30 seconds
Exfil Helicopter
Extract $100,000 in cash on final exfils 10 times
Reward: Increase exfil chopper arrival speed
Final Notes
That's everything. Every upgrade, every requirement, every reward. Some of these are going to take a while to grind out, especially the ones that require rare items or multiple kills of specific bosses.
Take your time, focus on one upgrade at a time, and don't burn yourself out. The wallet and stash expansions are usually the most useful early on, followed by the insured slot cooldown reductions. The rest you can chip away at as you go.
Good luck out there, and try not to get killed too many times.
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